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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 28090

Surgical removal of a cyst or growth arising from a tendon sheath or joint capsule in the foot, not including the toes. This type of growth, sometimes called a ganglion cyst, is a fluid-filled lump that can form near tendons or joints.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$1,233

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,233 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $525 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$708$537 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$525$447 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,630Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $525professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Colorado than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 49th of 51

$1,233

$708 physician + $525 facility

CO $4,833WV $936

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.